jeffballermed

I really thought I was going to like this one, but as other people said, it doesn't have much and it's pretty darn slow. I've really become a big fan of almost everything from South Korea, but this one is really the exception. Not sure if I'm gonna be able to keep going.

I'm only two episodes in, but the way they have set up the story is really disjointed and sometimes confusing. They start you off somewhere around 300 days before the asteroid hits. Then it jumps to 201 days before it hits. But then it jumps back again without telling you that it had jumped back. So often you're not sure what part of the story arc you're watching.

Not much character development either. Episode one starts with a little girl living alone because your mother has disappeared. They make it clear. It's after the announcement about the asteroid. Then after the main title theme plays it jumps right into the story. One of the main characters is a junior high school teacher, and I was almost to the end of the second Episode before I realized the little girl at the beginning didn't grow up to become the junior high school teacher. And I still have no idea who this little girl is or why she's in the story. Don't think I've seen her again.

And It feels like this with all the characters. You really only get a very basic idea of who they are or how they fit together. The same thing applies to a lot of the situations that arise in the story arc. Something will happen, then they continue on with the show and you're not really sure what exactly happened, why it was important, and sometimes if it even got resolved.

Definitely a mess.

I thought the Episode was just fine. I'm not really going to say anything about it. I just wanted to address all the viewers that are throwing fits and giving one star. One star??? Come on now. The production value alone gives it a 3 or 4.

I mean one star should mean unwatchable. Out of focus, sound cutting in and out, etc. Not just because you didn't get your way with the story.

People are getting way too sensitive and way too dramatic these days. If you can't handle your shows and they bring you a one star level of frustration you need to just stop watching tv altogether.

I'm so glad I went ahead and saw this movie! The advertising didn't do it justice at all and caused a lot of "reviewers" to run rampant with one and two star ratings before the film even premiered. I'm really hoping word of mouth and social media will attract a lot more viewers.

I don't normally give 10's but I just couldn't find anything wrong with this movie. And you are really missing out if you don't get to see it in 3D!!! The filmmakers really paid attention to every last detail and have created a visual masterpiece.

Now, the worry that I had going into it is that that's all it would be. A really cool visual experience. But the story was just wonderful, the acting great and it gives you everything you want in a movie. Good action, a love story, good humor and a fully realized fantasy world that totally works! I wish the advertisers had let us know. Rosa Salazar, the actress who plays Aliya really made an impression on me. She brought a really bright innocent mood to Alita who is kind of like a child with the wisdom of an adult. An easy character to fall in love with!

Also, I should mention this is based on Japanese anime (cartoons) and they made some video games about it as well. I knew nothing about the history of the character, and when I hear "partially based on a video game" the red flags go up. But don't fear, you wouldn't even guess that was the case if you weren't told beforehand.

Don't listen to the trolls and people who love to bring things down that unfortunately plague every review site. Go see this one!!! Have a great time!!!

And most importantly, let the world know what they're missing out on.